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The Beauty of a Super Mario World Sunrise
Enjoy the morning sunrise while Mario and Yoshi rush to the aid of Princess. Ben Hickling created this great piece for the latest Super Sketch Squad theme. You can follow Ben and his work here on Tumblr Super Mario World by Ben Hickling (CGHUB) (RedBubble) (Twitter) Via: sketchyfun Need your daily fill of geek eye…
By Michael McWhertor Published August 11, 2011 -
Mario & Luigi Totally Killed It At the 2011 National Jitterbug Championships
In the unlikely scenario that you missed this year’s National Jitterbug Championships, the good people at Camp Hollywood have you covered. Specifically, they have you covered on the Super Mario Bros./ Super Mario Bros. Super Show! showcase that dazzled the jitterbugging crowds during the 2011 showcase. Seen here getting down to chippy Mario tunes are…
By Michael McWhertor Published August 9, 2011 -
Mario Is on an Unreal Engine Killing Spree
This is the decidedly 8-bit World 1-1 from Super Mario Bros. rendered using the Unreal Engine, most commonly seen in games like Gears of War If it looks a little rough, that’s because it was an 8-week project, not a polished game release. You can see more clips at 525Leomas‘s YouTube page. What happens when…
By Luke Plunkett Published August 1, 2011 -
The Godfather IV: Mario vs Angry Birds
The kids these days. They’re takin’ a shit, and boom, they got a game in their hands. This clip, by The Game Station, shows the elder statesmen of the video game world joining forces to overcome the looming threat of iPhone games. Godfather-style. If all the chit-chat at the beginning gets you down, please, stick…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 27, 2011 -
The Taxidermy Art of Super Mario Bros.
The Mushroom Kingdom has just made its way into the real world thanks to artist Darick Maasen. He created this custom Koopa Paratroopa Trophy for the August 11th “SUPER IAM8BIT” show in Los Angeles, CA (7PM to 11PM). – 15.5″ x 7″ x 7″ (9″ with wings) – Antique Taxidermied Turtle, Chicken Wings, Wire, and…
By Michael McWhertor Published July 26, 2011 -
And Then Luigi Went on Mr. Toad’s Wild Ride
Photographer Jeff Junio gets up-close and personal with Nintendo characters in his Super Macro Bros. set, crafting this image of Toad and Luigi that’s either delightful or very sinister, I can’t tell. See more at the 8-Bit Cubist
By Mike Fahey Published July 20, 2011 -
The Pros and Cons of a Portly Plumber Ingesting a Super Mushroom
Mario may have forgotten his flexible apparel when eating that mushroom, but he gained a massive present for Princess! Hilarious comic by Chris Gerringer. Related Rampages: Pika Yoshi | DEF STAR Wallpapers (More) Big Mario by Chris Gerringer (Tumblr) (Facebook)(deviantART) Via: pixelbeatsscissors Need your daily fill of geek eye candy? If so, head over to…
By Michael McWhertor Published July 18, 2011 -
Let’s Make a Deal with Awkward Nintendo Cosplay
TV game show Let’s Make a Deal recently had the honour of featuring not one, but two Nintendo cosplayers. The first, dressed as Link, had the honour of being an actual contestant. The second, dressed as Mario, did not. Link, Mario and Luigi visit Let’s Make a Deal [Go Nintendo]
By Luke Plunkett Published July 15, 2011 -
CultureTotal RecallLet’s Watch Old Japanese Nintendo Commercials
July 15, 1983. If that’s your birthday, happy birthday! If it’s not, that’s cool. It’s still a very special date in history. Because it’s the day the Nintendo Famicom first went on sale in Japan. Later released in the West as the Nintendo Entertainment System (or NES), the Famicom is where things really got serious…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 15, 2011 -
Miyamoto’s, Where You Know Everybody’s Name
For its cover of this week’s edition (on newsstands today) the Portland Mercury commissioned this painting, an homage to Edward Hopper’s Nighthawks with Donkey Kong creator Shigeru Miyamoto and three characters he introduced to America 30 years ago this week. The cover highlights a story about GameOn 2.0, a playable history of video games showing…
By Owen Good Published July 14, 2011 -
Do You Have Ten Hours? Over a Hundred? This Post Is for You.
YouTube user TehN1ppe posts ten hour clips. Ten hours! Ten hours of endless loops, like Mario climbing a vine. For ten hours. Or Mudkip. Yep, Mah, Hiep, Mah, Hiep. For ten hours. Or Nyan Cat. For ten hours. Or epic sax guy. For ten hours. Trololo? Ten hours. As website Game Set Watch points out,…
By Brian Ashcraft Published July 14, 2011 -
The Horror of Mario’s Enemies
It’s a good thing the early Mario games were so low-fi. If they’d shown your enemies in as high a resolution as they appear here, we’d have all been crapping our childhood pants. These, uh, interpretations of some of Mario’s foes were drawn by Mike Puncekar. Some of them, like Lakitu, are just cool. But…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 14, 2011 -
CultureTotal Recall
The Mario Movie Could Have Been so Much Better
The Mario movie we ended up with in 1993 was nothing like the games it was based on. An earlier draft for the film, however, was a lot more faithful. It’s impossible to tell whether it would have been any good, of course, but in sticking to the basics of the Mushroom Kingdom it at…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 14, 2011 -
Mario Robs Banks, Waves the Union Jack for Proper English
I thought I knew Mario, but I was wrong. Apparently Mario robs banks, dresses up like a cowboy and crushes koopas while waving the Union Jack. But why would Mario do such things? To teach English of course. Super Mario: Super Englisch is an officially licensed Mario themed German to English dictionary published in 1993…
By Sam Winstrom Published July 13, 2011 -
Donkey Kong Turned 30 Yesterday—or Did He?
Researching the exact birthday for a tribute to the 30th birthday of Donkey Kong, Patrick Scott Patterson of the Arcade Examiner came up with conflicting information. Absent official word from Nintendo, he thinks the big ape—and therefore Mario (né Jumpan)—turned 30 yesterday, July 9. “Some sources specifically state the date as July 9, 1981,” Patterson…
By Owen Good Published July 10, 2011 -
Mario Bids Bon Voyage to the Space Shuttle
So you’re attending the final launch in the U.S. space shuttle program’s 30-year history. How would you document the moment? One guy whipped out his 3DS and AR cards and put Mario among those in attendance. Alberto Saldamando of El Mundo Tech covered the liftoff (writing for Piensa Digital), which he shot on a digital…
By Owen Good Published July 9, 2011 -
Mario Was Dead Before He Hit the NES
Before the cellophane came off your freshly shipped copy of 1985’s Super Mario Bros. for the Nintendo Entertainment Center, Mario was already one life in the hole. Twas unfortunate cover art that killed the plumber. How closely do you pay attention to your video game cover art? If you paid as much as Reddit user…
By Mike Fahey Published July 1, 2011 -
A Mario Made of Meat, A Luigi Made of Vegetables, Both Suitable for Framing
The beef and veggie Mario Brothers are now part of a well balanced meal thanks to artist Jason Fischer. Both tasty illustrations are now available as prints over at Kill Screen Magazine (Mario | Luigi). Eat up! >Mario Meat & Luigi Vegetables by Jason Fischer (Tumblr) (Twitter) Via: studiojfishart Need your daily fill of geek…
By Michael McWhertor Published June 30, 2011 -
So That’s What Happened To Mario and Pauline
At some point during his illustrious career Nintendo hero Mario swapped girlfriends, dumping Donkey Kong‘s Pauline for Super Mario‘s Princess Peach. How did that go? A little something like this. Mario and Princess Peach are one of video gaming’s premiere couples, but that wasn’t always the case. We often discuss the great success of Shigeru…
By Mike Fahey Published June 29, 2011 -
CultureTotal RecallThe Horror of Nintendo’s White Knuckle Scorin
In 1991, before the company realised it was a good idea to pay closer attention to the shit it was licensing its name and characters for, Nintendo gave its blessing for the release of a CD called White Knuckle Scorin While the name and the cover art give faint hope that this might be a…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 24, 2011